Yeah, it's definitely getting bigger. But each different year has people I really want to see. 2009, especially: Atmosphere, Brother Ali and Eyedea and Abilities all together would have been great. One day I'm going to go to one of these. Have you been?

I'd think of Prison yard hip-hop to be like DMX 'I'll rape your dead body you *expletive deleted* and then I'll *expletive deleted* your *expletive deleted* whilst all the other *expletive deleted* all be runnin' and cryin' like little *expletive deleted* you *expletive deleted*'

I actually love the premsies of rap. Spontaneous poetry requires ingenuity. But why must it always convey stupid messages? It's either about being better than others, sex or money.

It has such great potential, but it's thrown away, it's completely acceptable in rap battles, most are very witty, but I get tired of listening to "Fuck bitches with wads of money sprinkled with cocaine erryday".

I actually love the premsies of rap. Spontaneous poetry requires ingenuity. But why must it always convey stupid messages? It's either about being better than others, sex or money.

It has such great potential, but it's thrown away, it's completely acceptable in rap battles, most are very witty, but I get tired of listening to "Fuck bitches with wads of money sprinkled with cocaine erryday".

Or maybe I'm completely wrong.

or maybe you don't listen to any rap music and assume it's all about bitches

But the emotion should come from the music itself, not the guy who's playing it. And why must you be badass to move the crowd? Why not any other personality that's just as vibrant?

True, I don't listen to a lot of rap music, but I do know that the classics (the ones thought of to be the best) are considered to be 2pac and Biggie Smalls, and the sort, right? And if I remember correctly, their music is centered mostly about warfare and the whole East/West caost thing, right?